Intelligent Integration and Deployment Challenges in Industry 4.0: Insights from the TOE Framework

EasyChair Preprint 14316

Abstract

Companies are struggling to thrive in the evolving industry, marked by the Industry 4.0 revolution, driven by technologies such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Big Data, among others. The integration of these innovations is challenging due to internal and external barriers, such as budget constraints, employee resistance, technical skills gaps, and traditional organizational culture. The primary objective of the study is to analyze the barriers that companies face during the deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies and how these barriers impact the expected outcomes. It uses secondary data from a survey conducted by the Confederation of National Industry (CNI) with 1,691 companies to establish a connection between these barriers and the Brazilian industrial landscape. The study provides insights into the challenges that hinder the progress of Industry 4.0 and informs strategic decision-making in the context of the Four Smarts: Smart Products, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Supply Chain, and Smart Working. It emphasizes the importance of overcoming barriers for a successful adoption of Industry 4.0 and highlights the relevance of the TOE framework in analyzing these issues.

Keyphrases: External barriers, Four Smarts, Industry 4.0, TOE framework, internal barriers

@booklet{EasyChair:14316,
  author    = {Thiago Augusto Aniceski Cezar and Lorene Thalia Pontes Miranda and Dalton Alexandre Kai and Thalinne Trindade Padilha and João Henrique Tomaz Dutra and Gabriel Lucas Bandeira and Guilherme Brittes Benitez},
  title     = {Intelligent Integration and Deployment Challenges in Industry 4.0: Insights from the TOE Framework},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 14316},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}